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Friday, April 24, 2026 · 18 stories
In the months leading up to the crisis, many Britons increased their savings, and are partly shielded from higher global energy prices until a price cap on household bills ends in June. Irrespective of the impact of motor fuel sales, the report also suggests consumers were largely unfazed by the immediate impact of the first US strikes on Iran on Feb. 28, when oil prices rose above $100 a barrel.
Analyst Vikram Bagri wrote in a note to clients April 17 that X-Energy’s IPO launch “suggests continued appetite among investors for small modular reactors.” Founder and chairman Kamal Ghaffarian controls 61% of the class B shares of the company, while affiliates of Ares Management Corp. X-Energy had a net loss of roughly $390 million on revenue of $94 million, not including grants, last year, compared with a net loss of $126 million on revenue. Ark Investment Management was interested in buying as much as $105 million worth of shares in the offering at the IPO price, according to the filings.
The Israeli military said that Hezbollah militants fired a missile at an Israeli military aircraft on Thursday, while also targeting Israeli soldiers operating in southern Lebanon with rockets and a drone, in separate incidents. Read more Lebanon leaders accuse Israel of war crime after journalist killed Israel's military said on Wednesday it was reviewing an incident in. Asked how the US would help Lebanon to fight Hezbollah, Trump did not provide details but said the US had "a great relationship with Lebanon." Trump said Israel had to be able to defend itself against attacks from Hezbollah.
Israel’s military said it struck a missile launcher in Lebanon that had fired into Israel on Thursday (April 23, 2026) in an attack that Israeli air defences intercepted. President Donald Trump said Israel and Lebanon have agreed to extend a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah by three weeks after talks at the White House on Thursday (April 23, 2026).
Trump announces three-week extension to Israel-Lebanon ceasefire US President Donald Trump has announced a three-week extension to the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon after talks at the White House with Israeli and Lebanese envoys. An Israeli strike killed three people in southern Lebanon, and senior officials in Tehran have blamed Washington for stalled negotiations, citing the US naval blockade of Iranian ports. As tensions persist across the region, he said he “could make a deal right now” with Iran but is willing to wait for an “everlasting” agreement.
From a top-three running back selection to a shocker at quarterback, these five picks were the biggest reaches of the first round.
The Raiders have their quarterback, the Titans got their guy some help, and the Rams found their replacement.
Brown replacement, Evan Davidson provides all the biggest takeaways from Round 1 of the NFL Draft. From the Rams notable everyone by taking their QB of the future to the Eagles finding their A.J.